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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031817437 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447031817412 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • shintech_services@yahoo.com.cn
  • premieroilplc01@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Zhang MrJerry <shinetech_services@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:43:05 +0800 (CST)
Subject: GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY FROM SHINETECHNOLOGY Madras House


Dear Rep(Madras House ),
How are you doing today hope all is well.I will like to appologise to you that we are sorry we havent mailed you since all this while. our company has been so busy.So I want to thank you for taking the opportuinity of working with our company.We will like to introduce you to our new investment opportunity on ground.We are looking for investors who can invest in the oil sector with my partner Sir David john of premier oil plc. Both of us are planing to build an oil factory wish will cost alot and we will like you to take this opportunity to invest with us.You are to come over to The united kingdom where i am now with Sir david john planing on this projet. or you send me an invitation letter for me to come over to you in your country or you come to the United Kingdom,so we could disscuss more on this great project.So my dear friend you are to mail me or call so we could disscuss on this issue.All i need from you is for you to tell me you are interested and send me
an invitation letter for me to come over.Thanks and God bless .

Email:shintech_services@yahoo.com.cn
Phone:+44-703-1817-437
Or: +44-703-1817-412
Or you contact my partner Via email:Sir David John: premieroilplc01@yahoo.com or sirdavidjohn@premieroilplc.com

Await you urgent responce.

Regards.
Mr Jerry Zhang.





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